samvega wrote:
@Duff it may be a blessing you have a non-autistic daughter going by the show though. The parents with two autistic children seemed cheated to be honest, that they'd never get the experience of a “normal” child. And the high-function one, seemed to have really benefited from lots of non-autistic siblings. I think it said he didn't speak at all till he was 6.

They definitely benefit from having non-autistic people around them because it helps them to learn social norms, whilst also giving the parents a degree of respite.